Equipping the Space Station to Produce More Power on This Week @NASA – June 16, 2023
Equipping the space station to produce more power, our newest experimental X-plane, and preparing to test a new laser communications system … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Reflects on Juneteenth
Join NASA astronaut Victor Glover as he imparts an inspiring message about Juneteenth, a day that honors the sacrifices and struggles of past generations by continuing to fight for justice, equality, and freedom for all. The message reminds us of our shared past while pushing us towards an inclusive future.
If you were moved by Victor’s incredible words, make sure to watch the full documentary The Color of Space. Join us as we revisit this extraordinary journey, which highlighted the depth of our shared humanity, and inspired us all to reach for the stars!
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Are There Earthquakes on Other Planets? We Asked a NASA Expert
Are there earthquakes on other planets? There sure are, but we don’t call them earthquakes. Instead, “moonquakes” & “marsquakes” are shaking things up in space. Dr. Jacob Richardson of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains more about what otherworldly quakes can teach us about not only the interiors of planetary bodies, but also what's happening inside Earth.
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Showcasing Our New Earth Information Center on This Week
Showcasing our new Earth Information Center, in search of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet, and getting ready for an important delivery … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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Is NASA Mining Asteroids? We Asked a NASA Expert
Is NASA mining asteroids? No, we’re not in the business of mining asteroids but we do love to study them.
This year, our #PsycheMission launches to a unique metal-rich asteroid to study what appears to be the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system. However, the science we gain from missions like this could one day benefit future humans in cosmic mining and resource endeavors.
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Asteroid City Cast Asks NASA About OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission
In September 2023, scientists with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will gather in the Utah desert for the arrival of the largest asteroid sample ever received on Earth. “Asteroid City” actors, including Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jake Ryan and Jeffrey Wright, join NASA OSIRIS-REx sample expert Dr. Danny Glavin to discuss how studying the asteroid sample will give scientists insight into how the early solar system formed and how life began on Earth.
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A Crucial Find by Our James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – June 30, 2023
A crucial find by our James Webb Space Telescope, learning how life might be on Mars, and some tricky testing for a lunar roving robot … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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How Did Life Begin on Earth? We Asked a NASA Expert
Here’s a big question: How did life begin on Earth? We don’t quite know, but this fundamental question is a driving force behind astrobiology research at NASA. Understanding how life originated on our planet could inform us about the potential for life to exist throughout the universe.
Science on Northrop Grumman's CRS-19 Mission to the Space Station
Northrop Grumman's 19th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station is carrying scientific investigations including a 3D neuron cell culture to test gene therapy, instruments to monitor plasma density, and an updated potable water dispenser system.
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“Fuel” and Fire: NASA’s Artemis Missions to the Moon, feat. Metallica
What do Metallica and NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon have in common? Both love “Fuel” and fire. See footage of the Artemis I launch scored by Metallica’s “Fuel.”
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Where Does Space Begin? We Asked a NASA Expert
Where does space begin? Well, it depends. There’s no sharp boundary that marks the end of atmosphere and beginning of space. But no matter where you draw the line in the sand — or the air — Earth’s atmosphere is full of all kinds of interesting stuff. That’s why scientists like Doug Rowland are studying its many layers
What the Webb Telescope Found Way Back in the Early Universe on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2023
What the Webb telescope found way back in the early Universe, another hot trip around the Sun for our Parker Solar Probe, and we’re back in touch with our helicopter on Mars … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
Celebrating the Webb Space Telescope’s First Year of Science on This Week @NASA – July 14, 2023
Celebrating the Webb Space Telescope’s first year of science, testing remote possibilities of a NASA humanoid robot, and a fleet of clean new rides for Artemis astronauts … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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NASA's Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Official NASA Trailer
Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team prepares for a targeted Oct. 5, 2023, launch to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid, likely made largely of nickel-iron metal mixed with rock, could contain metal from the core of a planetesimal (the building block of an early rocky planet) and may offer a unique window into the violent history of collisions and accretion that created the terrestrial planets like Earth. Arizona State University leads the Psyche mission.
JPL, which is managed by Caltech for NASA, is responsible for the mission’s overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California, provided the high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis.
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What's Going on with the Hole in the Ozone Layer? We Asked a NASA Expert
What's going on with the hole in the ozone layer?
Thanks to a global effort to regulate ozone-depleting substances, the ozone hole is showing signs of recovery and is projected to return to a healthy level by mid-century.
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Sending a Swarm of Small Satellites Into Orbit on This Week @NASA – July 21, 2023
Sending a swarm of small satellites into orbit, the first views from our newest storm-watching mission, and making the grade for investing in small business … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Flies Past Io and Jupiter, With Music by Vangelis
On May 16, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, and then the gas giant soon after. Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Slightly larger than Earth’s moon, Io is a world in constant torment. Not only is the biggest planet in the solar system forever pulling at it gravitationally, but so are its Galilean siblings – Europa and the biggest moon in the solar system, Ganymede. The result is that Io is continuously stretched and squeezed, actions linked to the creation of the lava seen erupting from its many volcanoes.
This rendering provides a “starship captain” point of view of the flyby, using images from JunoCam. For both targets, Io and Jupiter, raw JunoCam images were reprojected into views similar to the perspective of a consumer camera. The Io flyby and the Jupiter approach movie were rendered separately and composed into a synchronous split-screen video.
Launched on Aug. 5, 2011, Juno embarked on a 5-year journey to Jupiter. Its mission: to probe beneath the planet's dense clouds and answer questions about the origin and evolution of Jupiter, our solar system, and giant planets in general across the cosmos. Juno arrived at the gas giant on July 4, 2016, after a 1.7-billion-mile journey, and settled into a 53-day polar orbit stretching from just above Jupiter’s cloud tops to the outer reaches of the Jovian magnetosphere. Now in its extended mission, NASA’s most distant planetary orbiter continues doing flybys of Jupiter and its moons.
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How Do Planets Get Their Names? We Asked a NASA Expert
How do planets get their names? With the exception of Earth, the planets in our solar system were named after Greek or Roman gods. Today, the job of naming things in space falls to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies and their surface features. NASA scientist Dr. Henry Throop explains more.
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Introducing NASA's On-Demand Streaming Service, NASA+ (Official Trailer)
Introducing NASA's new streaming service, NASA+, launching soon. More space. More rockets. More science. More missions. More NASA. All in one place. No subscription needed.
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Our Next Space Station Crew Rotation Flight on This Week
Our next space station crew rotation flight, a launch day simulation for our upcoming Moon mission, and visiting the splashdown recovery crew for Artemis II … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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Is Climate Change the Same as Global Warming? – We Asked a NASA Expert
Is climate change the same as global warming? Not quite. The warming of Earth — or global warming — is just one factor that makes up a range of changes that are happening to our planet, which is climate change. And NASA is studying all of it.
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A Commercial Resupply Mission Heads to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 4, 2023
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A commercial resupply mission heads to the space station, a key piece of hardware for a future Moon mission is on the move, and another spacecraft gets ready to spread its wings in deep space … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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How Will We Extract Water on the Moon? We Asked a NASA Technologist
We know the Moon contains water, but, could future astronauts access and make use of it? That’s the goal. At NASA, we’re actively trying to answer that question. Once it lands at the lunar south pole, our PRIME-1 — Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 – will robotically sample and analyze ice from beneath the lunar surface, contributing to our search for water on the Moon: https://go.nasa.gov/2QygCmF
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The Artemis II Astronauts Check Out Their Ride to the Moon on This Week @NASA – August 11, 2023
The Artemis II astronauts check out their ride to the Moon, practicing post-splashdown recovery operations for Artemis II, and the Webb Space Telescope checks out a record-breaking star … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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Find out why July 2023 was a record-breaking month on This Week
Find out why July 2023 was a record-breaking month, a high-flying NASA aircraft is helping to study lighting, and making landings safe for flights of the future … a few of the stories to tell you about
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